The opening match of the new season of the English Premier League took place on Friday. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In this match, the current champions “Liverpool” and “Bournemouth” teams took the field. The match ended with “Liverpool” winning 4:2.
Before the game, a memorial was held at the “Anfield” stadium for Diogo Jota and his brother, who died in a car accident on July 3. This memorial ceremony was an important event for the team and the fans.
During the match, when the score was 2:2, head coach Arne Slot stated in an interview with “The Touchline” that he wanted to bring Diogo Jota onto the field, but it was not possible. He explained this situation due to very difficult reasons.
In the 88th minute of the match, Federico Chiesa, who came on in the 82nd minute, scored the winning goal. Additionally, in extra time, Mohamed Salah scored another goal against the visitors.
This match went down in history as “Liverpool”’s first victory of the new season.
